Russ
I'll anxiously be awaiting the results.
Jerry
Russ Panneton wrote:
> Jerry,
>> Stay tuned -- I think it was me that was asking about a front-end
> bearing rumble. My car goes into the dealer on Monday to have at
> least one front wheel bearing replaced. I'll let you know if that
> fixes the noise!
>> Russ
>> Jerry Scott wrote:
>>> I saw an earlier post that had the same problem as my car, but can't
>> find it, so here goes. This is definitely a front of car, drive line
>> noise and not engine related. Normal 60 mph driving produces a low
>> frequency bearing rumble that sounds almost like a tread buzz on
>> aggressive snow tires. Since my tires are m+s with a very small
>> tread block, I know it's not the tires. It has gotten progressively
>> worse during the last 3000 miles and is aggravated by turning to the
>> the wheel to the right at road speed. Turning to the right seems to
>> make it more pronounced. I have checked the boots on all four front
>> CV joints, which look fine with no tears or leaks. Jacking up the
>> front wheels and spinning the tires does not produce any noticeable
>> axle bearing or CV joint clicking. My first thought was that it was
>> a wheel bearing going, but laterally pulling on the front wheels
>> shows no play or roughness, at all. The sound seems too low to be
>> the usual trany main shaft bearing, but could it possibly be the
>> output axle bearings for the trany? It also could be the center
>> drive shaft bearing, but sound more like it is in the front of the
>> car rather than mid-car. Any advice would be appreciated.
>> Jerry Scott
>> early 93 S4
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